Before Miriam Alarcon Avila moved to the United States from Mexico 15 years ago, she had never heard of pumpkin carving. Now the artist looks forward to fall as a time when she can spend hours ...

Ken Baker used to be a regular at the downtown library, but he didn’t go there to read or check out books. Baker, who is homeless, would go to the library for survival, seeking shelter from the cold.

The pumpkin carved by members of the kitchen staff at La Fonda on the Plaza paid tribute to Johnny Depp. The macabre result was part Willy Wonka, part Pirates of the Caribbean and a little bit ...

Thousands of years ago, long before Spanish conquistadors raided Mexico, ancient people carved circles, spirals and drawings of bow hunters into volcanic rocks dotting a Pacific beach. Starting next ...